sycophantic
US /ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/
UK /ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/
1.
unterwürfig
(of a person or of behavior) praising people in authority in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them:
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There was sycophantic laughter from the audience at every one of his terrible jokes.